Children play football in the rain water at the coast of Vembanadu Backwater, ahead of the FIFA World Cup, at Vechoor in Kottayam district of Kerala. Children in the village are fan of the Brazialian team.

A youth climbs the stairs painted in Brazil's flag colors ahead of the Brazilian soccer team's debut at the World Cup in Russia, at the Alemao slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Decorating the streets is a tradition ahead of each World Cup.

An Egypt fan wears a pharaoh headdress as fans from participating countries gathered to celebrate and cheer on their teams on the eve of the 2018 soccer World Cup, on Nikolskaya Street in Moscow, Russia.

Huang Xin seated bottom right waits near the replica trophy he made from human hair in the likeness of the FIFA World Cup to coincide with the 2018 soccer World Cup held in Russia on the streets of Beijing, China. According to the artist Huang Xin, 2.18 kg. (4.8 lb.) of human hair from as many as 56 ethnicities in China collected over the past four years were used in the creation of the trophy.